The Way of Perfection, the most easily understood of Teresa of Avila's works, instructed the nuns of the Carmelite order in the practice of prayer. Teresa discusses the three essentials of a prayer-filled life: fraternal love, detachment from material things, and true humility. The book develops these ideas and takes up directly the matters of prayer and contemplation. Tereesa gives various maxims for the practice of prayer and concludes the book with her masterful and impassioned version of the Lord's Prayer.
